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Syria: Country in West Asia
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a transitional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 25 million across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), it is the 57th-most populous and 87th-largest country.

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At least 30 killed as Syrian government forces clash with Druze militias, Bedouin tribes [Video]

At least 30 killed as Syrian government forces clash with Druze militias, Bedouin tribes

At least 30 killed as Syrian government forces clash with Druze militias, Bedouin tribes The unrest began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings between members of the Druze religious minority and..

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Syria Clashes BREAKING: 30 Dead, 100 Injured as Bedouin Sunni Tribes, Druze Fighters Clash In Sweida [Video]

Syria Clashes BREAKING: 30 Dead, 100 Injured as Bedouin Sunni Tribes, Druze Fighters Clash In Sweida

BREAKING NEWS from Syria: Deadly clashes have erupted in the southern province of Sweida, leaving at least 30 dead and over 100 injured, as Bedouin Sunni tribes and Druze fighters engage in intense..

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Israel and Syria Uniting to ISOLATE Iran? Two BIG Reasons Behind Al-Shara's Tectonic Shift Explained [Video]

Israel and Syria Uniting to ISOLATE Iran? Two BIG Reasons Behind Al-Shara's Tectonic Shift Explained

In a stunning diplomatic development, officials from Israel and Syria are holding quiet, backchannel talks for the first time in over a decade. This move comes after months of intense regional conflict..

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Turkey On HIGH Alert:  Syria SHUTS Border With Turkey As Massive Wildfires Rage Just 4KM From Border [Video]

Turkey On HIGH Alert: Syria SHUTS Border With Turkey As Massive Wildfires Rage Just 4KM From Border

Syria has shut the Kassab border crossing with Turkey as massive wildfires edge dangerously close to the Turkish province of Hatay. Sparked amid severe drought and recent sectarian unrest, the fires..

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Turkey, Jordan send firefighters to Syria as wildfires burn for fourth day [Video]

Turkey, Jordan send firefighters to Syria as wildfires burn for fourth day

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Israel-Syria Secret Deal? Syria's Al-Sharaa Agrees to Drop Golan Claim; BIG Middle East Breakthrough [Video]

Israel-Syria Secret Deal? Syria's Al-Sharaa Agrees to Drop Golan Claim; BIG Middle East Breakthrough

Syria’s former Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Sharaa has agreed—under a secret deal—to drop Damascus’s longstanding claim to the Golan Heights in exchange for undisclosed political and security..

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Trump, Al-Sharaa on GIANT Hoardings in Damascus | Syrians thank U.S President for lifting sanctions [Video]

Trump, Al-Sharaa on GIANT Hoardings in Damascus | Syrians thank U.S President for lifting sanctions

Giant billboards of Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa have appeared in Damascus, thanking Trump for lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria. The hoardings read “Strong Leaders Make Peace”..

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From Aleppo in ruins to a tank cemetery in Deir ez-Zor: Syria seven months after Assad’s fall [Video]

From Aleppo in ruins to a tank cemetery in Deir ez-Zor: Syria seven months after Assad’s fall

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Turkey’s Big WARNING Against Israel Amid Attack On Houthis | BRICS Summit Boils Over Israel? [Video]

Turkey’s Big WARNING Against Israel Amid Attack On Houthis | BRICS Summit Boils Over Israel?

At the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan delivered a chilling warning: Israel’s unchecked aggression could spiral into global instability. Fidan accused Tel Aviv of..

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Syria fights fires for fourth day as Jordan sends help [Video]

Syria fights fires for fourth day as Jordan sends help

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Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Naim Qassem WARNS of Continued Resistance until Israel’s COMPLETE DESTRUCTION [Video]

Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Naim Qassem WARNS of Continued Resistance until Israel’s COMPLETE DESTRUCTION

Hezbollah Deputy Chief Naim Qassem has firmly rejected any normalization deal with Israel, vowing continued resistance until full Israeli withdrawal and ceasefire conditions are met. Speaking on the..

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Who Is Rama Duwaji: The Syrian-American Artist Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Rise | NYC’s Next First Lady? [Video]

Who Is Rama Duwaji: The Syrian-American Artist Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Rise | NYC’s Next First Lady?

Rama Duwaji—artist, activist, and wife of NYC Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani—has stepped into the spotlight after months of silence. The 27-year-old Syrian-American illustrator, known..

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Donald Trump signs executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria [Video]

Donald Trump signs executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria

Donald Trump signs executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria The new order does not rescind existing sanctions on ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad, his top aides, officials and family..

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Trump Tightens Syria Embrace LIFTS All Sanctions | ‘New Syria’ under Ex-Al Qaeda Operative Al-Sharaa [Video]

Trump Tightens Syria Embrace LIFTS All Sanctions | ‘New Syria’ under Ex-Al Qaeda Operative Al-Sharaa

In a stunning foreign policy pivot, Donald Trump lifts decades-old U.S. sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Backing the new regime under Ahmed al-Sharaa—an ex-Al-Nusra..

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Teen Arrested & Charged for 2024 Terrorist Plot at Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Vienna | THR News Video [Video]

Teen Arrested & Charged for 2024 Terrorist Plot at Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Vienna | THR News Video

Breaking news surrounding Taylor Swift's canceled Eras Tour concerts in Vienna last year: German authorities have arrested a Syrian national on allegations of supporting the foiled terrorist attack..

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US-backed Israeli airstrikes pound Hezbollah in Lebanon | IDF destroys illegal underground facility [Video]

US-backed Israeli airstrikes pound Hezbollah in Lebanon | IDF destroys illegal underground facility

US-backed Israeli fighter jets launched a powerful wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon's Nabatiyeh Al-Fawqa region. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that..

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Syria: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Damascus [Video]

Syria: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Damascus

Syria: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Damascus Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Syria READ MORE :..

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At least 22 people killed in terrorist attack on church in Syria [Video]

At least 22 people killed in terrorist attack on church in Syria

At least 22 people killed in terrorist attack on church in Syria A suicide bomber killed at least 22 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus. READ MORE :..

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Su**ide Bomber Turns Sunday Mass into Blood-soaked Nightmare: Explosion Rip Through Damascus Church [Video]

Su**ide Bomber Turns Sunday Mass into Blood-soaked Nightmare: Explosion Rip Through Damascus Church

A suicide bomber detonated himself inside the Mar Elias Church in Damascus' Dweila neighborhood during Sunday mass, following a burst of gunfire that sent worshippers into panic. Witnesses report a..

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Israel KILLS Top Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon Amid Iran Conflict, Vows More Strikes To Follow [Video]

Israel KILLS Top Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon Amid Iran Conflict, Vows More Strikes To Follow

Amid rising Iran-Israel tensions, the Israeli military has killed senior Hezbollah commander Mohammad Khadr al-Husseini in southern Lebanon, citing an urgent threat to its northern border. The strike..

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Discovery of Byzantine tombs sparks hope for economic renewal in war-town Syrian town [Video]

Discovery of Byzantine tombs sparks hope for economic renewal in war-town Syrian town

Discovery of Byzantine tombs sparks hope for economic renewal in war-town Syrian town A 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex has been uncovered in Maarat al-Numan, Syria, during reconstruction..

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There is no accountability for atrocities against Syrian minorities, analyst says [Video]

There is no accountability for atrocities against Syrian minorities, analyst says

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Syria's stock exchange reopens after six-month closure in run-up to al-Assad ouster [Video]

Syria's stock exchange reopens after six-month closure in run-up to al-Assad ouster

Syria's stock exchange reopens after six-month closure in run-up to al-Assad ouster The move to reopen comes as international restrictions on Syria's financial systems begin to ease in a bid to give..

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US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus [Video]

US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus

US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the..

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Reduced to ASHES in Seconds! The Moment Mohammed Sinwar was blown apart in IDF Strike [Video]

Reduced to ASHES in Seconds! The Moment Mohammed Sinwar was blown apart in IDF Strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed the death of Hamas chief Mohammed Sinwar in a targeted IDF operation. The strike, carried out on May 13 beneath the European Hospital in Khan..

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Wildfires break out in Greece, Turkey and Syria

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22 killed after suicide bomber opens fire at church - and then detonates explosive vest

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At least 22 people have been killed after a suicide bomber opened fire at a church in Syria - and then detonated an explosive vest.
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Contractor discovers ancient tomb complex after clearing rubble of destroyed home

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A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex.
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Islamic State group 'claims first attack on new Syrian government forces'

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The Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, has claimed its first attack on the new Syrian government's forces since longtime president Bashar al Assad was ousted, according to a war monitoring body.
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Trump meets with Syrian president after announcing lifting of sanctions

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Donald Trump has met with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa during his three-nation tour of the Middle East - the first meeting between leaders of the two nations in 25 years.
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Trump to lift sanctions on Syria - as he announces $600bn deal with Saudi Arabia

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Syrian man who fled UK after raping 15-year-old girl near Scotland's national football stadium is jailed

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A Syrian man who fled Scotland after raping a 15-year-old girl has been jailed for eight years.
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Israel launches airstrikes near Syria's presidential palace

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Israeli troops will remain in 'security zones' in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, minister says

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Syria's new transitional government announced - with Christian woman among ministers

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Syria's new transitional government has been unveiled - nearly four months after the fall of the Assad regime.
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Five jihadists found guilty of holding French journalists hostage

five jihadists found guilty of holding french journalists hostage
Five jihadists have been found guilty of holding French journalists captive in Syria for the terror group Islamic State.
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'We will behead you': Children in Syria camp vow ISIS will return

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Who are the Alawites facing a new wave of violence in Syria?

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Inside Syria's stunned coastal cities where hundreds were killed in bloody violence

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'His miserable life was terminated' says Trump after airstrike kills IS leader

The head of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an airstrike in western Iraq, according to Iraqi officials and US military commanders.
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Syria's government signs breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in northeast

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Syria's new government vows to investigate mass killings

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'They left nobody': More than 600 people killed in some of Syria's deadliest violence

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'Nearly 200 killed' in Syria's worst violence since Assad toppled

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'Nearly 200 killed' in clashes between Syrian government forces and Assad loyalists

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Man arrested over stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial is Syrian refugee

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The man arrested for stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial is a 19-year-old Syrian refugee, according to prosecutors.
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Meet the soldiers hunting down Assad regime leaders who terrorised Syria

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Syrian equestrian champion tells of 21-year prison ordeal after beating Bashar al Assad's brother

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